OverviewAnsible Government Solutions LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting a Cardiac Anesthesiologist to provide onsite services to eligible beneficiaries of the Buffalo VA Medical Center located at 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo NY 14215. The schedule is typically MondayFriday 7am3:30pm with call. Fulltime and Locum Tenens positions with generouscompensation packages are available.
Ansible Government Solutions LLC (Ansible) is a ServiceDisabled VeteranOwned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wideranging challenges in the fields of national security health care and information technology. To address these challenges we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers success as if it is their own.
Responsibilities- Inquiring about the case/s assigned to them one day prior to the assignment by texting/calling the anesthesia pager/cell phone.
- Evaluating the patient the morning of procedure and entering in CPRS the Immediate Anesthesia Note
- Documenting the cases accordingly in the electronic ARK (Anesthesia Record Keeper).
- After the case/s end they should enter the O.R record/postop and any appropriate post operative orders into CPRS.
- If the case ends before 3.30 PM the physician contractor should check with the incharge staff/service chief if there are any other assignments. The beeper/cell phone call starts after 3.30 PM.
- If the case ends after 3.30 PM they will finish the case and will be on call via beeper/cell from home afterwards. If called back for an emergency they have to be at the VA within 60 minutes.
- Contractors must complete all mandatory TMS training as per VA policy.
- The Contractor physician(s) shall be responsible for using anesthesia equipment and monitoring technologies as they deem necessary to include but not limited to: Apollo anesthesia machine Epiq TEE machine continuous cardiac output monitor Cerebral oximetry monitor transducers for arterial line CVP displayed on the Philips monitor PICIS ARK (electronic record keeping) system.
- Contractors Anesthesiologists shall work or supervise Anesthesiology Residents.
- For general cases the Contractors physician(s) will be working independently and get breaks from VA CRNAs. The VA Chief of Service will observe on a PRN basis.
Qualifications- Board Certified or Board Eligible inAnesthesiology
- At least 3 years of relevant Cardiac Anesthesiology experience is preferred
- Active full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. State Territory Commonwealth or the District of Columbia
- NPI report printout
- Active DEA license
- Active AHA BLS and ACLS
- Must be able to pass a federal background investigation
All candidates must be able to:
- Sit stand walk lift squat bend twist and reach above shoulders during the work shift
- Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
- Lift up to 20 lbs
- Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
- Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
Senior IC